tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320064253271992861.post4472910342870106839..comments2023-06-07T12:22:24.806-04:00Comments on Untamed Teacher: Mobbing TypologyMoriah Untamedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08256637291823077134noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320064253271992861.post-25400362615578329482011-12-16T04:34:52.005-05:002011-12-16T04:34:52.005-05:00q-how come the infighting in academia is so tenaci...q-how come the infighting in academia is so tenacious?<br /><br />a-because the stakes are so low.<br /><br /><br />Hi.<br />I like your site. I left my career of 2 decades after being accused of everything in the book by my students. It became a big game in the end.<br /><br />It has been over two years since I left but I note that my fellow teachers at the school-at least some of them- joined in the feeding frenzy. I take it as a result of people who feel somewhat powerless and lack status. It gives them something to bolster their esteem with. Makes me think about that "Ryan's daughter" movie where the fellow townspeople were so cruel to their own. It reeks of the desperation of feeling powerless.<br /><br />When my department chair called to suggest I resign following a spate of false accusations against me, she used the fact that I had posted a joke on facebook as if to confirm that I was not suitable as a teacher. I took it in stride and didn't even disagree with her. But as time went on I realized almost all the teachers that I have associated with had committed some faux pax at some point and that many of them were, in my opinion, far worse than mine. The difference being that these individuals were part of the ingroup and could sort of chuckle at their mistake/misstep. I, on the other hand, was an outcast. Anything they could find that was negative proved it. At one time I believe I was a fairly popular teacher with the staff. Only one other person bothered to ask or continue to associate with me after I left. <br /><br />Sadly, this is probably the only career I will ever have. Oh well. Keep up the good fight.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03038630011992404840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320064253271992861.post-12938385135815845052011-02-09T05:19:39.579-05:002011-02-09T05:19:39.579-05:00http://thephilsopherprophetoftheedenprotocols.word...http://thephilsopherprophetoftheedenprotocols.wordpress.com/category/mobbing-and-workplace-victimisation/<br /><br />check out this webpage too, it contains international research into Mobbing and workplace victimisation, and a detailed account of one teacher´s experiences in N.S.W AustraliaTROONATNOORhttp://thephilsopherprophetoftheedenprotocols.wordpress.com/category/mobbing-and-workplace-victimisation/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320064253271992861.post-42130240406783256172009-03-16T16:03:00.000-04:002009-03-16T16:03:00.000-04:00Moriah, all I can say is 'been there, done that'.L...Moriah, all I can say is 'been there, done that'.<BR/><BR/>Left the teaching profession due to similar hits (I was mobbed in another career which I was forced to leave).<BR/><BR/>It is sad that the world has come to this sort of 'survivor'-like mentality.<BR/><BR/>I wish you strength and peace of mind, from a fellow survivor of the 'joys' of mobbing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320064253271992861.post-30588785794404026522009-01-19T10:52:00.000-05:002009-01-19T10:52:00.000-05:00I started this blog back in March of 2007. I just...I started this blog back in March of 2007. I just went back and read my first post. I correctly predicted what would happen, but I made no reference to the probable effects on me beyond a loss of pension and benefits. Now I know that another logical and perhaps inevitable consequence of this process is PTSD and severe depression.<BR/><BR/>I have found it very helpful to write about my experiences. <BR/><BR/>Good luck to you and your family.Moriah Untamedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08256637291823077134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320064253271992861.post-48761571568419057762009-01-11T17:50:00.000-05:002009-01-11T17:50:00.000-05:00I too am a teacher who has suffered through Mob Bu...I too am a teacher who has suffered through Mob Bullying. I did not recognize it until I had to leave work with PTSD and severe depression. I have been on LTD since June 2007 and am still under a doctor's and a therapist's care. I had to totally relocate my family as my husband and daughter were attacked as well. It has truly been a life changing experience.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com